The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-10

WApEsBoRo, n. c., Nov. 6. 1887.

Editors Flsyidian During my sojoum OF .
few days in the old North State, and careful
reading of the State press. find that they are
discussing in q very general way that very vexed
question the tariff" and while find some are
for free whiskey, free smoke and iFee cne~, L
find the majority are for the rednction OF inc
war tariff and in favor of letting the internal tax
remain. The Wilmington Morning Ssar is very
ouispoken On thSvital: question, and is doing
woman service3for the Democratic party In
North Carolina, and think it safe to say that
North Carolina will be found on the side OF tArin
reform. II has been a custom for ten or WE'VE
men in the various States known as the solons
of the party to formulate aud send out Inc peo-
pie their ciesrs, and expect the people to adopt
them aud claim them as their own-but, Messrs
Editors, that day has passed; the people OF this
nineteenth century think and act for themselves,
nor can Mr.. Randall, with his handful of follow
eTs in the South and West longer cram down
the throats of the people that ii would be better
for them TO have free whlskey, tobacco and ci-
CARS, than 10 have the duties reduced on the ne
cessaries OF life. Fully million OF the American
voters clamorlug for the reduction OF the
war tariff; The rank and file OF the Democratic
party are true 10 every sh!bbolcih Of the party,
aisl tnSN alS ItHlN 10 st0uN ptCNSCS W
1876, 1880 and 1854 formulated in three Ma
iiOual Conventions. The principles OF the party
upon which i, made battle and won twice
grea; victory the people viii affirm IN 1888 IN
language lot 10 be misunderstood Let the tariff
be reduced and al once. W hat Is the situation
to day under tie present high war TARIFF We
have locked up in the Z. S. treasury vaults
about 500,Oo0, coo; our circulating medium Is
about fourteen hundred million of dollars; so
you have nearly 80 per cent OF your circulating
medium locked up. the result Of the war
tariff Continue this two or three years
more and YOU Will have a gran! bankruptcy
such as was never known in the history
OF governments. Are men who style themselves
leaders green enough 10 Think that they can
cram this de-. down the tbroatS OF the consum-
inS classes that il Is best tChave tree grog and to-
bacco and pay high 70? the necessities OF life
Let Florida and the whole SDuih-yes, the Dem
ocTalic party, speak out GA this question in no
uncertain language in our next State and Ma
ional Conventions. l appreciate what Mr.. Ran
dali has Gone for the party in the past, but for
ore, while | expect 10 be true 10 every principle
OF Democracy. | cannot longer train with him
nor his followers 1t is a we'll known fact that
al the last National Democratic Convention that
the tariff plank in the Chicago platform was
adopted over the vote Of every Randall Demo
era, on The committee, AMI we pledged 10 long
suffering people tariff reduction. Have we
kept HE pledges: Answer, no. In the language
OF the Wilmington Sdr, down with high tariff
ce7tr1!tzatton, paernal pedagogy, gold stand
AID free drinks and free smokes" Let us look
at some Of the BEAUTIES Of this Randall tariff
which We are told is a national blessing TO the
producing c,asses-a tariff which fills the Golfers
Of Uncle Sam, and emp'cs the pockets of our
farmers ana mechanics. cite only few articles
out OF list Of near 1000. \ GU will readily see
the percentage is enormous:
Common willow GAS 2i15'. tariff per cent 10 50
Pate .la-. .,x5.... li7 ~
r. OH N~n
SECURED c.othiEg-woo! ll94 -
sugar above Is aud not alove ia ......:..... 91ss
Woolen man1f.ctures not costing over 80 cents
Woolen N ~ actures no, co,ting over 90 cents
per pound el:4I
The .ast two articles enter very largely into
the lnanuiacuie Of American goods and this
tariff prevents US from going into the foreign
markets with onr goods maize up. Manufacture
ers OF silk pay only 80 per cent. While the
farmer ard laboring man mus; pay on clothing
wool, 10 - per cent, and those that can buy
silk pay 80 per cent.
Bcarbonste IL soda pave duty Of .......... ss.o3
China porcelain 600
Woo;ler. co-tins per pound .~ 7ls4
FA,Iris costing cot over % cents Per pound Ioo2
Wooden warns valued % per pound 1904
Woolen Goth valued q; ~ cents per pound So:
Woo!icn hosiery valued al 70 cent. per pound IS 50
Woollcn shsws valued 81 per pound e3l7
Wool.en yarns costing 80 cents per pound 600
Worsted goods valued ~ per pound s7.9l
Cotton yarns valued at 90 per pound 6loo
Spool thread s. per cent-ths for the benefit
Of three American factories that buy our Florida
Sea Island cotton At IS cents per pound and sell
il al sos cs per pound.
Common cotton cloth, exceeding 100 threads,
costing over s cents yard, and not 10 cents per
yard. - 3s Julc baggng used for cotton bags,
"a %. Let Tie farmers and laborlng classes
ponder over these figures, and ask themselves If
they want 10 longer Cling to tariff that is daily
| and hourly impovershing them l ask if our
| Democratic representatives have done their duty
| in allowing this tariff to remain? Let US stop
| this robbery by cutting down the tax en- CLOTH
| ing and neees.ar;es Of life, and tax whiskey,
| beer tobacco and uXuries. The high tariff men
are crying high wages for the laborer. 1t is not
| true. Mr. Moore cites the census return of 1885,
| and give it 10 his own words: "In 1880 the total
| production oil manufactured goods in the United
| States value IS 800 $40 ,19l wages paid
| to produce the above were, in round numbers,
f947 ,9j3 795, which is less than Is per cent. OF
| the production" Amy protection" says Mr..
| Moore, over 20 per cent is simply for enrching
| monopolies, and when il goes to so per cent, or
over, it is an oppressive tax" Yes, it is simply
making Tic tax gatherer public plunderer and
| the working classes must bear the burden.
| Down with the war tax! Let the Democratic
| party carry out its pledges, send only such men
| TO The National Congress as will obey the wishes
| Of the people, and bring about just and equi-
table reduction OF the tariff, that the tax gathcrer
| will not take from the masses million dollars
per month more than the needs of the govern
| ment, and you will find our impoverished farm
and the laboring classes better of, and we as
manufacturers, will be able to 60 into foreign
markets with our wares and manufactured arti-
| clcs. l am very truly, w. II. SEBRING.
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